# Accident 20090716013239A: Cessna 120, Morristown, TN, July 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Morristown, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1794° N, 83.3753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1794&lon=-83.3753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7227E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7227E-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,250 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090716013239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 3A2 AT 1150 WITH PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR.  AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWN RUNWAY 23 AT MORRISTOWN MOORE-MURRELL AIRPORT KMOR,LOST ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT AT 15-25 FEET AGL.  INSTRUCTOR LANDED AIRCRAFT ON GOLF COURSE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN RUFF AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AT 1315.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA407), Jul 16, 2009: Cessna 120 (N7227E), Morristown, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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